Potomac
The verdict
“Potomac” is uncommon French (frequency #71,811 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,811
- frequency rank, French
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fleuve de l’est des États-Unis marquant la limite entre Washington et la Virginie.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Potomac |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #71,811 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Potomac” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Potomac is uncommon French at frequency #71,811 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Potomac in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Potomac, spelled P-O-T-O-M-A-C.
Definition
- 1Fleuve de l’est des États-Unis marquant la limite entre Washington et la Virginie.
- 2Localité du comté de Montgomery, dans l’État du Maryland, aux États-Unis.
- 3Village situé à l’est du comté de Vermilion dans l’Illinois.
- 4Ancienne ville, aujourd’hui disparue du comté d’Arlington (Virginie).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Potomac”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-O-T-O-M-A-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.